A Beginner's Guide To Mobile Gardening In Your RV
Plant lovers rejoice - your RV can become a successful mobile garden! All you need is a bit of planning and the right strategies, which you will find below.
If you want more mobile gardening tips or want to shop campers for sale, contact Broadmoor RV. Our dealership is based in the Tri-Cities, Washington, and we also serve those in Spokane and Seattle.
Before You Begin Mobile Gardening
Keep in mind that there are often regulations in place about transporting plants across borders.
Some states, such as California, require visitors to declare plants brought across their borders. This is to help prevent plant disease and pests from spreading.
If you travel between the United States and Canada, you will also likely need to declare plants you are bringing into the countries. You may also need to pay to have the soil inspected and show to be pest-free.
What To Grow
When planning a mobile garden, it's important to consider how your RV travels will affect the plants.
For example, maybe your RV vacations take you throughout changing climates. You may visit somewhere much hotter, colder, drier, or more humid than your hometown. These changes can be tough for certain plant species that need a specific climate to thrive. Because of this, it's wise to choose easy-to-grow species for your RV mobile garden.
Common options include:
- Philodendrons.
- Succulents.
- Snake plant.
- ZZ plant.
Where To Place Your Plants
RVs only have so much space. Creative placement of pots and planters can help you maximize interior space while building a beautiful mobile garden. Just remember to keep the plant's light needs in mind when picking a spot.
You can also move plants around as needed, such as placing them outside upon arrival at a campground to give them optimized sunlight access.
Take Advantage Of Vertical Space
Try putting your mobile garden somewhere on the wall. That way, you won't be taking up any ground space.
Options include:
- A suction cup shelf or planter that gets attached to a window.
- A shower caddy hung with Command hooks.
- A hanging planter that gets attached to the wall or ceiling.
Make The Mobile Garden Add To The Décor
The mobile garden can be integrated into your existing RV decorating approach, which keeps the new plants from adding visual clutter.
Options include:
- Using eye-catching pots and planters.
- Putting plants on the motorhome dashboard next to picture frames.
- Putting in a cabover area.
Want more RV gardening tips? Want to shop campers for sale? Whatever you need, you can find it with Broadmoor RV. Reach out or stop by our dealership in the Tri-Cities, Washington. We also proudly serve those in Seattle and Spokane, Washington.